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. 2018 Oct;10(4):308.
doi: 10.1177/1758573218791813. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

The kappa paradox

Rens Bexkens  1 , Femke Map Claessen  1 , Izaak F Kodde  1 , Luke S Oh  1 , Denise Eygendaal  1 , Michel Pj van den Bekerom  1
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The kappa paradox

Rens Bexkens et al. Shoulder Elbow. 2018 Oct.
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